digantikan

Digantikan is a verb form used in Indonesian and Malay to mean “to be replaced” or “to be substituted.” It is the passive voice of the verb gantikan, which means to replace or to substitute. The word is formed with the prefix di- attached to gantikan, signaling that the subject undergoes replacement by another agent.

In sentences, digantikan typically appears with an agent introduced by oleh to indicate who performs the replacement. It can also be followed by dengan or oleh phrases to show what replaces it, for example, digantikan dengan model baru (replaced with a new model) or digantikan oleh kebijakan baru (replaced by a new policy). Tense and aspect are not marked on the verb itself in Indonesian; time is indicated by context or time adverbs.

Common contexts for using digantikan include official announcements, news reports, policy changes, product updates, and organizational changes where a decision, role, or object is superseded by something newer or different. Examples include Keputusan itu digantikan oleh kebijakan yang lebih baru (That decision was replaced by a newer policy) or Prosedur lama telah digantikan (The old procedure has been replaced).

Relation to other forms: the active counterpart is menggantikan, meaning “to replace someone or something” as the actor. The simple passive diganti exists for a related root ganti, but digantikan specifically derives from gantikan. In practice, both digantikan and diganti can express replacement, with subtle differences in emphasis on actor versus result.